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An Accessible NCC with Plain English

An Accessible NCC with Plain English

One of the most important initiatives to come out of the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) this year has been the improved National Construction Code (NCC) readability and usability project.

Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, Australian Government agencies are required to provide information in a non-discriminatory accessible format. The ABCB has now taken positive steps to…

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The ABCB, NCC 2019 and What You Need to Know

The ABCB, NCC 2019 and What You Need to Know

Access Insights Magazine – Feb/March 2018

The following is an extract of an article published in the above magazine earlier in the week. The full article can be read here:

This is the second of two posts each providing an extract of the article. A third post will follow discussing the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) readability initiative.

Creating a Performance-Based Mindset

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Performance-Based Design (or How to Bake a Cake)

Performance-Based Design (or How to Bake a Cake). Since the release of BCA96, Australia has had a performance-based building code. This might come as a surprise to some building practitioners.

Access Insights Magazine – Feb/March 2018

The following is an extract of an article published in the above magazine today.

The full article can be read here.

This is the first of two separate posts each providing an extract of the article. A third post will discuss the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) readability initiative. These will be released over the coming three days.

Performance-Base…

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